Beechcraft 19A N2330U
17 September 1983 · New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 September 1983 at about 16:30 local time, a Beechcraft 19A registered N2330U, operated by Capitol City Aviation, was involved in an accident near New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Capital City
- Coordinates
- 40.2306, -76.8700
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 19A
- Registration
- N2330U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Capitol City Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Harrisburg → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83FA245
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AN OPERATIONS MANAGER STATED THAT 3 PERSONS CAME TO BUY A SIGHT-SEEING. PLEASURE RIDE & THE PLT SELECTED THE BEECH 19A. DURING ITS TAKEOFF, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT OVER THE END OF THE RWY IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, BUT WITH VERY LITTLE CLIMB RATE. ACCORDING TO THEM, THE ENG SOUNDED NORMAL AT THAT TIME. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT CONTINUED TO CLIMB TO ABOUT 200 TO 300 FT AGL, THEN STARTED TO DESCEND IN A NOSE HI ATTITUDE. MOMENTS BEFORE CRASHING, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED IN A STEEP RIGHT TURN, ALIGNING WITH A STREET. WHILE DESCENDING, THE ACFT STRUCK & SEVERED A POWER LINE. IT THEN IMPACTED THE STREET, SLID TO A STOP & BURNED. DURING THE CRASH SEQUENCE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION CABLE WAS ALSO HIT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE ACFT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 176 LBS OVER ITS MAX CERTIFICATED GROSS WT LIMIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 19 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1982 | Beechcraft 19 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | R. F. Rockwell | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Mar 1984 | Beechcraft 19A SPORT III | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Delta Romeo Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1984 | Beechcraft 19A | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | Alturas Packing Co. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1984 | Beechcraft 19A | Mayersville, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1981 | Beechcraft 19A | Lewisville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1981 | Beechcraft 19A | Horseshoe Bch, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1983 | Cgs HAWK | Huntington Mill, Pennsylvania, United States | Rittner E. Will | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 1983 | Smith Ted Aerostar 600 AEROSTAR | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1983 | Britten-Norman BN-2 MARK III | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | Wings Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1983 | Cessna 172N | Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1983 | North American AT-6D | Granville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1983 | Israel 1124 | New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |